My doctor considered the Imuran, but decided to try Cellcept instead.

They've been putting off the surgery, but now were considering it a last resort as meds helped breathing and eyes, but didn't help back pain or walking. They said breathing was the main concern and that was under control.

Now the main concern is the Prednisone so they still want to go ahead with it. My neurologist is hoping we can lower the dose after surgery since its causing diabetes and all sort of problems. I'll try to keep you updated with how everything goes--unfortunately my laptop broke so I probably won't have one in the hospital.